And say what you will about the interim Liberal leader, but he certainly has a way with words.

After a lengthy speech, which he delivered without notes, Rae dove into the debate with his fellow MPs, expanding upon his main argument that Canada can, and should, be doing more to support the French and UN in the war-torn east African nation. You can read the full text of what Rae said here.

During his comments, Rae took a literary swipe at Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird.

"I would imagine the Minister of Foreign Affairs has put out more press releases in the last two years than any minister of foreign affairs in the history of western civilization," Rae said. "John Kennedy once wrote a book called Profiles in Courage. The minister shows a whole lot more profile than he does courage, when it comes to saying where we are actually going to get the things done that we need to do."